Synopsis

The Microsoft M10534 five-day instructor-led course teaches how to plan and design a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 solution to IT professionals.

The course emphasizes Voice features in Lync 2010 from a deployment perspective.

In this course, students learn how to plan and design a Lync Server 2010 system.

The labs in this course utilize the Lync Server 2010 Planning Workbook and Planning Tool.

This course helps the student prepare for Exam 70-665.

Objectives

After completing the Microsoft M10534 course, students will be able to:

Describe the Lync Server 2010 design process.

Design a Lync Server 2010 topology.

Design for conferencing and external scenarios.

Design for load balancing.

Design voice infrastructure.

Design a Mediation Server topology.

Create a network design for Lync Server 2010.

Design Response Group Services.

Design for Location Services.

Design Exchange Unified Messaging Integration with Lync Server 2010.

Design for resiliency.

Design for backup and disaster recovery.

Design for monitoring and archiving.

Plan a migration to Lync Server 2010.

Suitable For

The audience for the Microsoft MS10534 course is information technology (IT) professionals who are experienced on Lync Server 2010 technologies and who have a Technical Specialist certification on the course, M10533 Configuring and Managing Microsoft Lync Server 2010, or equivalent knowledge.

Students taking this course are expected to have experience in hands-on deployment and day-to-day management of Unified Communications technologies for enterprise organizations.

Examination

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Contents

Overview of the Lync Server 2010 Design Process

This module explains all components of Lync Server 2010 architecture. It also describes the design process for a Lync Server 2010 design.

Overview of Lync Server 2010 Architecture

Overview of Lync Server 2010 Core Capabilities

Introduction to the Lync Server 2010 Design Process

Assessing Infrastructure Requirements and Updating Design

Planning for all Microsoft Solutions Framework Phases

Designing a Lync Server 2010 Topology

This module describes how to design a complete Lync Server 2010 topology including defining network sites and regions, sizing and placing server roles, and adhering to organization compliance requirements.

Planning Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2010

Using the Lync Server 2010 Planning Tool

Using Topology Builder

Planning for Site Topology

Designing the Site Topology

Planning the Server Infrastructure

Design Documentation Using Microsoft Office

Lab : Designing a Lync Server 2010 Topology

Completing the Lync Server Planning Workbook

Evaluating the Current Topology XML

Creating a New Topology XML

Designing for Conferencing and External Scenarios

This module describes how to plan and design for all the external scenarios including Edge Server design and the different conferencing modalities that are provided for internal and external users.

Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2010

Designing for Dial-In Conferencing

Designing for Audio/Video and Web Conferencing

Planning for IM and Presence Federation

Designing Edge Services

Planning for DNS implementation

Planning for PKI Implementation

Lab : Designing for Conferencing and External Scenarios

Reviewing the business or technical requirements

Exploring the Edge Deployment Using the Lync Planning Wizard

Validating Edge Server

Planning and Designing Load Balancing

This module explains how to create a Load Balancing Design based on the topology design that can deliver both the capacity and the failover requirements for an organization.

Planning for Load Balancing

Designing Load Balancing

Lab : Planning and Designing Load Balancing

Reviewing the Existing Requirements for Load Balancing Lync Servers

Designing a DNS Load Balanced Solution for the Selected Areas

Reviewing the Planning Workbook for Load Balancing Related Items

Designing a Mediation Server Topology

This module explains how to configure Server Virtualization by using Hyper-V. It explains the features of Hyper-V. It also describes how to configure Live Migration in Hyper-V and how to effectively use System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2.

Designing Mediation Server

Designing Media Bypass

Lab : Designing a Mediation Server Topology

Reviewing the Current Lync Server 2010 Design

Defining and Publishing a Mediation Server

Designing Voice Infrastructure

This module explains how to design a Voice infrastructure that meets the needs of the organization and integrates with or replaces an existing Voice Platform.
Introduction to Lync Server 2010 Voice Architecture

Lync Server 2010 Telephony Interoperability Options

Defining Number Manipulation

Defining Voice Policies

Designing a Voice Routing Solution

Address Book Service in Lync Server 2010

Lab : Designing Voice Infrastructure

Analyzing the Existing Voice Infrastructure

Creating Dial Plans and Normalization Rules for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Creating Voice Policies for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Creating Routes for the Current Infrastructure

Creating PSTN Usage Records for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Group Discussion

Creating a Network Design for Lync Server 2010

This module explains how to calculate the expected bandwidth usage, and design and implement a Call Admission Control solution.

Planning for Media Requirements

Planning for Bandwidth Based on Usage

Planning for Call Admission Control

Designing Call Admission Control

Lab : Creating a Network Design for Lync Server 2010

Reviewing the Existing infrastructure

Documenting the Steps to Plan for the Call Admission Control Policies

Gathering the Required Information for the Network Layout

Discussing How to Design CAC

Designing Response Group Services

This module explains how to assess the requirements for and design Response Group Services for advanced scenarios. This module includes a review of the Response Group Services features and functionality.

Overview of the Response Group Services

Planning for Response Group Services

Designing Response Group Services

Lab : Designing Response Group Services

Configuring BranchCache in Distributed Cache Mode

Configuring BranchCache in Hosted Cache Mode

Configuring Read-Only DFS Replica

Designing Location Services in Lync Server 2010

This module explains how to assess the requirements for Emergency Services and how to plan for, and design Emergency Services in Lync Server 2010. This module discusses location information from an international perspective.

Planning for Location Services

Designing Location Services

Lab : Designing Location Services in Lync Server 2010

Reviewing the E911 Deployment Process

Creating the Vision and Scope Document for E911 Deployment

Discussing Various Areas of Importance in a LIS Design

Designing Exchange Server Unified Messaging Integration with Lync Server 2010
This module explains how to evaluate the business requirements for an Exchange 2010 voice mail solution. This module describes how to design an integrated solution that includes both Exchange Server Unified Messaging and Lync Server 2010.

Designing Resiliency

This module explains how to plan and design resiliency for Lync Server 2010 deployment with IM, Presence, Conferencing, and Voice.

Planning Site Resiliency

Designing Site Resiliency

Designing System Monitoring

Lab : Designing Resiliency

Planning for Resiliency

Creating a Global Resiliency Configuration

Designing Backup and Disaster Recovery

This module explains how to design backup and disaster recovery for Lync Server 2010.

Designing a Backup and Restore Strategy

Lync Server 2010 Backup and Recovery Considerations

Lab : Designing Backup and Disaster Recovery

Listing the Components and Tools Required for Restoration and Backups

Reviewing the Components Required to Recover Data

Group Discussion

Designing Monitoring and Archiving

This module explains how to design monitoring and archiving server topologies for Lync Server 2010.

Designing Monitoring Server Topology

Designing Archiving Server Topology

Lab : Designing Monitoring and Archiving

Reviewing the Current Lync Server 2010 Design

Gathering a Reporting Package

Designing an Archiving Solution

Creating a List of SQL Queries

Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2010

This module explains how to analyze the current infrastructure and plan a Lync Server 2010 design and based on that design a coexistence and migration strategy for existing voice infrastructure and Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This module describes a migration strategy for clients and devices.